Kenji Kazoku
Metairie, LA · Japanese
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $25 on the menu we read · up to $27
This listing's current published materials advertise Wagyu, but the offering does not meet our full verification standard for provenance. It carries no authenticity badge; undisclosed details remain explicitly unverified.
Why it's listed
Old Metairie Japanese restaurant from the Kenji Omakase team, open since April 2026, with fish dry-aged in house and a binchotan robata grill. It runs two parallel Wagyu programs: a Japanese one described as A5 across an A5 Beef Tataki, an A5 Wagyu nigiri, a fried rice option and the Rush Hour roll, and an American one selling Texas Wagyu as a $35 shareable and a $25 robata skewer. No prefecture, producer or breed generation is established for either. Closed Tuesdays.
Wagyu on the menu
- American
- Brand / Prefecture
- Texas
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- A5
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| American | Texas | Not listed | Not listed |
| Japanese | Not listed | A5 | Not listed |
Menu rotates This kitchen changes its menu, so the cuts above may vary by night. Confirm with the venue before booking around a particular one.
The experience
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Evidence on file
“"name":"A5 Beef Tataki","description":"kogashima wagyu, jeow som, shallots"”
kenjikazoku.com “"name":"Rush Hour","description":"shrimp tempura, cucumber, snow crab, A5 japanese wagyu, leeks","featured":false,"priceInfo":{"price":"27"}”
kenjikazoku.com “"name":"Texas Wagyu ","description":"Buerre Blanc, shishito pesto, seasonal mushroom","featured":false,"priceInfo":{"price":"35"}”
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“Robata / fresh off the grill (2 skewers per order) ... "name":"Texas Wagyu","description":"","priceInfo":{"price":"25"}”
kenjikazoku.com “"name":"Fried Rice ","description":"choice of A5 wagyu, lobster, shrimp, crab"”
kenjikazoku.com “"name":"A5 Wagyu Kogashima"”
kenjikazoku.com “OPENING HOURS Mon: 4:30pm-9:30pm Tues: Closed Wed: 4:30pm-9:30pm Thurs-Sat: 11am-2pm, 4:30pm-10:30pm Sunday: 4:30pm-9:30pm CONTACT (504) 944-6898 2929 Metairie Rd, Metairie, LA 70001 ... ©2026 Kenji Kazoku.”
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Quoted from the venue's own menu or site. A Wagyu claim on a menu is not the same as documented provenance.
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Common questions
- Does Kenji Kazoku serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on July 22, 2026. What the menu does not do is say which Wagyu: no prefecture, grade, breed status or producer is published, so the sourcing cannot be checked from outside. That is a gap in what is written down rather than a suggestion that anything is wrong with the beef, and plenty of kitchens buy carefully without printing the details.
- What kind of Wagyu does Kenji Kazoku serve?
- Its menu discloses Texas and A5 Japanese. Each of those is taken from the venue's own current materials rather than from a review or a listing site, and the evidence behind it is quoted further down this page.
- Why is Kenji Kazoku listed without a Wagyu badge?
- Because a badge here means the sourcing was checked, not that the food is good. This listing is published because the venue genuinely advertises Wagyu on its own current material, and it carries no badge because that material does not say which Wagyu. If the venue publishes the prefecture, grade, breed status or producer, the listing can move.